Football Preview: Temecula Valley Golden Bears vs. Vista Murrieta Broncos
Temecula Valley is 1-7 against Vista Murrieta since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Temecula Valley Golden Bears will be playing at home against the Vista Murrieta Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Temecula Valley took a blow against Chaparral, falling 56-2. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Pumas are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Vista Murrieta's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They took a 47-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Amat. The loss was the Broncos' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Vista Murrieta got top-tier performance from Bryson Beaver, who threw for 398 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Beaver a new career-high in rushing yards. Tyler Caldwell was Beaver's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Temecula Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Vista Murrieta, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Temecula Valley ended up a good deal behind Vista Murrieta in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 30-13. Thankfully for Temecula Valley, Alexander Vega (who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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